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Juvenile hall, youth authorities ... I was in a lot of trouble. I grew up like the characters I`ve been playing. But would I do things differently? I honestly believe that circumstances create destiny, almost. There weren`t too many ways I could have done things. The only things that were available to me were either be a laborer or be a drug dealer. So I became an armed robber. It was a lot simpler.

- Danny Trejo

He either believed or was led to believe he was more than a laborer.

- George Green

The laborer is worthy of his reward.

- Aaron Harang

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

- Alston Chase

(Bush`s priority is redistributing money from the bottom up, Herbert says. It`s a harsh criticism, but some of the facts support Herbert`s claim.) One of the first things the president did in the aftermath of Katrina was to poke his finger in the eyes of struggling workers by suspending the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, ... This is one more way of taking money from the working poor and handing it to the wealthy. A construction laborer in New Orleans who would ordinarily be paid about $9 an hour, the prevailing wage in the city, can now be paid less. So much for the president`s commitment to fighting poverty.

- Anne Paulk

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist

- Louis Nizer